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  • Wal-Mart, Kraft Foods Lead 2002 Power Rankings Survey

    CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased its lead over Safeway Inc. in the 2002 Power Rankings, a key performance survey that examines how retailers and manufacturers rate each other in areas that are most important to their ongoing relationships, such as strategy, service and profitability.

  • Big Y Foods Recognized For Training, Development Excellence

    WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) recently named Big Y Foods, Springfield, Mass., the winner of the first-ever Awards of Excellence competition, in recognition of the company's successful practices and accomplishments in human resources and training and development fields of the food retail industry.

  • Wal-Mart, Walgreens top their channels for customer satisfaction

    TROY, Mich. (PRNewswire)--What do Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Kohl's, and Circuit City have in common? They were all rated at the top of their retail channels by consumers surveyed across the country.

  • Study: Up to 75 Percent of Global Out-of-stock Issues Must Be Corrected at Retail

    WASHINGTON - Approximately 47 percent of out-of-stocks are caused by inadequate store ordering and forecasting, and 25 percent by poor shelf management, according to a new study by GMA, Food Marketing Institute and CIES -- The Food Business Forum, that examines the issue globally.

  • Georgia-Pacific Joins UCCnet

    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - UCCnet announced on Tuesday the consumer products unit of Georgia-Pacific Corp. will begin implementing the organization's item registration and data synchronization services.

  • Survey: More Discount Shoppers Buy Convenience Food Away from Supermarket

    BALTIMORE - A growing number of discount store shoppers are purchasing both over-the-counter drugs and convenience grocery products at discount stores, according to a survey released by Vertis, a provider of technology-based integrated marketing services.

  • Food Groups Meet to Discuss Risks of Acrylamide

    WASHINGTON - Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were scheduled to meet with consumer groups and food manufacturers on Monday to discuss the risk of acrylamide, a possible carcinogen found in many fried or baked starchy foods.

  • FTC Urged to Examine Divestiture Policy

    WASHINGTON, DC - The industry gained an influential ally Thursday in its campaign to get the federal government to stop requiring that all stores divested in a market area when two chains merge go to a single buyer.
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